For Namibia, green industrialisation is a pathway to dignity, jobs, and empowerment for communities. It is a catalyst to breaking the cycle of exporting raw materials and import-dependency. This was the sentiment expressed yesterday by Natangue Ithete, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industries, Mines and Energy. As the keynote speaker during the opening session...
In a significant development for southern Namibia’s automotive market, M&Z Motors Group will open a brand-new showroom in Mariental tomorrow. The opening event, scheduled to start at 14h00, will include off the grid test drives accompanied by a mouthwatering braai and good company. The new facility, dubbed Southern Motor Mecca, will offer a diverse lineup...
Success in entrepreneurship begins with clarity, knowing what one seeks to offer, understanding the purpose behind it, and exercising sound financial management. This was said by Emilia Nghikembua, chief executive officer of the Communications Regulatory Authority of Namibia (Cran), at the authority’s inaugural Digital Transformation and Entrepreneurship Breakfast Session in Windhoek last week. Nghikembua emphasised...
The Namibia Youth Energy Forum (NYEF) yesterday said it is set to launch a N$10 million fund to provide targeted support to young professionals. The fund has been designed to support professionals, youth-owned businesses and local SMEs operating in and around the energy sector, with a particular focus on oil and gas and emerging industries...
Auditor-General Junias Kandjeke has given the New Era Publications Corporation (NEPC) an unqualified audit opinion for the year ended 31 March 2024. For an audit opinion to be unqualified means it is a “clean opinion,” indicating the auditor-general found no significant issues with NEPC’s financial statements and believes they are presented fairly and accurately in...
Bank Windhoek’s principal goal is to drive impactful change across Namibia to build resilience by funding key sectors such as renewable energy, sustainable water management, clean transportation and access to essential services. This is according to the bank’s managing director, James Chapman, who yesterday said the bank is making significant strides in promoting sustainable finance...
Internet speeds in towns and settlements such as Maltahöhe, Rietoog, Stampriet, Aranos, Oshifo, Khorixas, Tsandi, and Otavi are about to sour to unbelievable heights after Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) connected residents in these areas to its fixed internet service offering called Spectra. “As part of our commercial strategy, MTC will be in the coming months,...
Once the complete potential of the country’s green hydrogen ambitions is fully realised, it is imperative that 99% of the domestic workforce within that industry comprises Namibians. This message was conveyed yesterday by Dino Ballotti, the Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts, and Culture, during the launch of Hyphen Hydrogen Energy’s Green Hydrogen...
The country’s first mobile service provider, MTC has responded to customers with a decision to remove the limit on the number of concurrent prepaid subscriptions one can have. Previously, customers could only have up to three active subscriptions, which at MTC is referred to as Aweh. “The removal of the Aweh subscription limitations was a...
Aviation is not merely a mode of transport but it is actually a strategic enabler for development. However, fragmentation and high costs continue to hold back aviation’s potential in Africa, as evidenced by the fact that it is often easier to fly to another continent than between two African countries. This lack of connectivity is...